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Guy BranumGuy Branum

Guy Branum Goes to Minnesota, Gets Good Internet, Finds Self

November 5, 2018
Comedian and writer Guy Branum was expected to be a construction worker his whole life. Maybe a football player. He was large, strong, and grew up in a town more known for agriculture than metropolitan sophistication. After scoring good grades and pining for places usually seen in the movies or magazines, he moved on to […]
The Hilarious Night of DepressionThe Hilarious Night of Depression

The Hilarious NIGHT of Depression

October 29, 2018
Our show took to the stage recently for a live event packed with laughter, insight, and music. We were joined by Paul F. Tompkins, Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, and Ana Marie Cox, who all shared their experience with mental illnesses as well as what it’s like to be out and about in the world with […]
Words: Am We Uses Them Good At Mental Health?

Words: Am We Uses Them Good At Mental Health?

October 22, 2018
Finding and using the right words for something as complex as mental illnesses can be exasperating. And it can take a lot of effort to avoid the wrong words. In this episode, using words, we explore terms like “crazy” or “addiction” or “depression” and how they are so often abused, co-opted, and twisted. Guests include […]
Scott ThompsonScott Thompson

Scott Thompson Keeps Getting Back Up Again

October 15, 2018
He’s a writer, a stand-up comedian, and an actor, but Scott Thompson will likely always be best known as one of five members of The Kids in the Hall, one of the best sketch comedy groups ever. Scott has made a lot of people laugh, but his life has been filled with events that aren’t […]
Chris GethardChris Gethard

Chris Gethard Does Not Avoid the Collision

October 8, 2018
Comedian and actor Chris Gethard has a lifetime of experience with depression. Chris has turned moments of his life dealing with the illness into an off-Broadway show and an HBO special, which is more than one might expect from a fight-prone, often manic, kid from West Orange, New Jersey. We cover a lot of ground […]
Jen KirkmanJen Kirkman

Figuring Out Regular Adolescent Behavior vs. Alarming Disorder with Jen Kirkman

October 1, 2018
Young people can be morose, angry, withdrawn. It’s often chalked up to being a “phase,” a natural initiation ritual to adulthood. What if it’s not? What if it’s a mental disorder in need of help? We hear from the always-entertaining comedian and writer Jen Kirkman about her efforts to understand her head. We also talk […]
Neko CaseNeko Case

Neko Case Leaves Bad Places, Goes to Better Places

September 24, 2018
Long before Neko Case was known as one of the top singer-songwriters working today, she was a punk teenager running around the streets of Tacoma, having ditched a neglectful and dangerous house. Fortunately for her and her eventual fans, she got her life on track, developed a strong interest in music and threw herself in […]
Therapeutic Jukebox - The Hilarious World of Depression.Therapeutic Jukebox - The Hilarious World of Depression.

Your Amazing Therapeutic Jukebox

September 17, 2018
We asked you, our listeners, for the songs that help you most when depression is really acting up, and the stories behind those picks. On this episode hear stories about and music from Leonard Cohen, Bjork, Neil Young, Radiohead and so much more. We even get some peaks behind the songs from Craig Finn of […]
Dave Nadelberg at a Mortified live performance.Dave Nadelberg at a Mortified live performance.

Mortified’s Dave Nadelberg Presents Your Shame Live On Stage

September 10, 2018
You can think of Dave Nadelberg’s vast Mortified project as The Hilarious World of Embarrassment, Awkwardness, and Redemption. Through stage presentations, film, TV, and books, Dave invites people to share their most mortifying writing. It’s very funny, sure, but it’s more than that. Dave says the process of dragging your younger self out of that […]
Mike EagleMike Eagle

Open Mike Eagle Goes Outside And Meets People

September 4, 2018
A lot of rappers are heavily influenced by the rough and real streets where they grew up. Mike Eagle grew up on those streets too but he was always inside, reading books and watching TV. He loved comedy, cartoons, and especially the wide range of music available on cable, everything from N.W.A to Spin Doctors. […]
ImposterImposter

Impostor Syndrome: True Tales, Tricks, and Tactics for When You’re Feeling Fraudulent

August 27, 2018
You know the feeling, right? You finally achieve something — a new job, a promotion, an award — and while you know you should be proud, you just feel like a big phony who will soon be exposed. You feel like you don’t really belong there and you suspect that someone else should be there […]
Thom TranThom Tran

Thom Tran Is a Regular Standup Comic Except for the Part About Being Shot in the Head in Iraq

August 20, 2018
Yeah, you don’t hear a lot of on-stage material from Chris Rock or Sarah Silverman about the time they were on a mission with their unit in Iraq and they took a bullet to the back of the skull. But you hear about that from Thom Tran, a US Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient […]
Andrew ZimmernAndrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern Wrecks His Life, Rebuilds His Life, and Eats Weird Food

August 13, 2018
Celebrity chef and Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern has made a reputation as a culinary expert with an adventurous streak, traveling the world and sampling tree grubs, shark meat, tarantulas, and horse rectums among many other cuisines. But before his current fame, he was on the street, stealing handbags to fuel his alcoholism, which existed […]
Special Episode: Mental Health First Aid and Lady Gaga’s Mom

Special Episode: Mental Health First Aid and Lady Gaga’s Mom

June 26, 2018
CPR training has been widely available for many years now and offered in a variety of convenient ways. But what if the problem isn’t physical but mental? A new wave of first aid training is rapidly sweeping the world and people are learning what to do and what not to do in a crisis. A […]
How to Get Help

How to Get Help

June 8, 2018
Here’s a repeat of an episode originally aired last year. We’re offering this repeat because some things need repeating, such as how to get help for your mental health when you really need it. It’s a conversation with Dr. Ken Duckworth, Medical Director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and it’s practical advice. A […]
Hilarious Night of DepressionHilarious Night of Depression

Highlights From A Hilarious Night of Depression

March 5, 2018
The show busts out of studios and quiet intimate spaces for an on-stage performance at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis. Comedian Mike Brown joins us for plenty of comedy and conversation. We even bust out a few games where you can play along and see if you can tell a Pokemon from an antidepressant […]
Hannah Hart talks to The Hilarious World of DepressionHannah Hart talks to The Hilarious World of Depression

Hannah Hart Gets Drunk, Tries To Make Grilled Cheese, Gets Famous, Tries To Enjoy It

February 5, 2018
Although she comes across as confident and happy on her incredibly successful YouTube channel, Hannah Hart has plenty of experience with insecurity and misery in her life. Growing up, she faced severe poverty, hunger, and dealing with a mother who was mentally ill. Still, she made it into a good college where she had to […]
Ted LeoTed Leo

Ted Leo Stops Beating Up File Cabinets, Songs, Self

January 29, 2018
It’s hard to settle on a musical description for Ted Leo. We ended up going with “if The Beach Boys were ’80s skateboarders” to summarize his melodic intense post-punk sound. Similarly hard to nail down is whether Ted’s longtime issues with depression and anger stem from his brain’s built-in wiring or from abuse he suffered […]
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